Iorich (Vlad Taltos Series #12)

by Steven Brust

Overview

House Jhereg, Dragaera's organized crime syndicate, is still hunting Vlad Taltos. There's a big price on his head on Draegara City. Then he hears disturbing news. Aliera—longtime friend, sometime ally—has been arrested by the Empire on a charge of practicing elder sorcery, a capital crime.

It doesn't make sense. Everybody knows Aliera's been dabbling in elder sorcery for ages. Why is the Empire down on her now? Why aren't her powerful friends—Morrolan, Sethra, the Empress Zerika—coming to her rescue? And most to the point, why has she utterly refused to do anything about her own defense?

It would be idiotic of Vlad to jump into this situation. He's a former Jhereg who betrayed the House. He's an Easterner—small, weak, short-lived. He's being searched for by the most remorseless killers in the world. Naturally, that's exactly why he's going to get completely involved...

In Iorich, Steven Brust has crafted a complex and intriguing Vlad Taltos adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765328892
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Series:	Vlad Taltos Series , #12
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

STEVEN BRUST is the author of a number of bestselling fantasy novels, including the New York Times bestselling entries in the Vlad Taltos series, Dzur and Tiassa. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Editorial Reviews

Dzur gives us Vlad Taltos at his best.” —Cinescope

“Fresh, snappy, and terribly likeable…Dzur shows you what heroic fantasy can be.” —Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing

From the Publisher

Brust's enjoyable 12th Vlad Taltos adventure (after 2008's Jhegaala) brings the former organized crime figure back to his hometown, where he must avoid the many assassins still on the lookout for him. As Vlad tries to help Aliera e'Kieron, an old friend recently fallen from high places, he uncovers an increasingly complex web of intrigue aimed at creating an illegal drug trade. To thwart the plot, Vlad must navigate among the Dragaeran Empress and her associates, his ex-wife, his former associate Krager, and other schemers. Named for the Dragaeran clan of lawyers and judges, this installment has less action and more inscrutable dialogue than previous novels, providing some new insight into the interactions of the 17 clans. Newcomers will be a bit lost, but Brust fans will find a lot to think about as well as hints of larger plots to come. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly